Indigenous leader in Peru says illegal miners use children as 'human shields' in the Amazon
The leader of an indigenous community in Peru asked for the government to declare a state of emergency on Monday and accused ...
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Indigenous Leader Calls for State of Emergency Over Illegal Mining in Peru
Teófilo Kukush, leader of the Wampís community in Peru, urged the government to declare a state of emergency due to illegal ...
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Peru: Award-winning documentary explores the mystical bond between Peruvian Amazonian Indigenous people and their river
The mystical relationship between the Indigenous communities of the northern Peruvian Amazon and the Marañón River is at the ...
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New in Peru: 27 species previously undiscovered by science
For 38 days, Trond Larsen, an ecologist at Conservation International led a team of 12 Peruvian scientists with the help of expert guides from the local indigenous tribe, the Awajún. Over the course ...
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Early results suggest communities stop logging during basic income pilot project
An unconditional cash-transfer pilot project for Indigenous peoples in Peru’s Amazon is underway to help support families who turn to unsustainable or illegal forest activities due to economic ...
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Peru indigenous community leader calls for state of emergency against illegal mining
The president of the Autonomous Territorial Government of the Wampís Nation (GTANW) in Peru denounced the use of local children as 'human shields' to protect illegal mining activities and demanded ...